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London
is, along with the Dominican Republic, by far the most popular
destination for Millikin students going abroad: over one third of
Millikin students studying abroad since Spring 1997 have gone to London,
both for a full semester and for immersion (including summer)
brief courses.
 London
& Europe Spring semester 2007
London
Fall semester 2005: 17 students and two Millikin faculty
spent three months studying Shakespeare and other theatre, as well
as comparative culture and communications.
London semester 2004: 16 students and two Millikin faculty
Scholar Services Limited
"is the UK agent for the study programmes of more than thirty American colleges and
universities", including Millikin's immersion programs and
independent semesters in the UK.
Huron
USA:
During
semesters when Millikin does not offer its own semester program in London,
Huron University is the option for Millikin students wishing to study in
London.
Three Millikin students were in London with Huron USA during the Spring
semester 2004, and five are signed up to go during the Spring semester
2005.
Millikin
links for studying abroad, including for statistics,
related organizations, health insurance, scholarships, absentee voting,
working abroad, and travel.
London
Links: an annotated list of useful websites about London present
and past. Links to broad sites (entertainment, hotels, restaurants
etc.) as well as to ones specific to music, theatre, museums, and
transportation. Also, don't overlook the section of links
about "London as it used to be." (Site sponsored by Huron
University.)
BritRail
covers the trains that run all over Britian, Wales and Scotland. You
can purchase passes for days of travel, which means you can travel
wherever you want during a range of 24 hour periods; and the
Flexipass is good for 4, 8, or 12 days over 2 months. Trips such
as to to Bath, Oxford, Dover, Edinburgh and York are covered on the pass.
The youth (under 26 years of age) Flexipass is about $290 for 8 days of travel and includes
Gatwick and Heathrow expresses; so you could use it to get from the airport
when you arrive in London. (Sample comparison: non-pass round trip youth
ticket London to Edinburgh purchased separately was $247 in August 2005.) With the pass you also get a
discount on tickets for the Eurostar (some as low as $90 roundtrip).
BUT YOU HAVE TO PURCHASE THESE PASSES IN THE U.S.,
they are not available in
Britain.
BBCi History.
"On this site you'll find in-depth articles, multimedia (like games, virtual tours and animations) as well as bite-size material like timelines and short biographies of historic figures."
American
Embassy, London (at 24 Grosvenor Square): the web site includes a page of helpful links
"for
American Visitors to the United Kingdom ... [to] help them to plan their stay."
ukstudentlife.com:
This site is "is written with the aim of helping people coming to the UK from other countries."
The author is British-born and studied at Cambridge University. Many
practical details and useful links, as well as some product
recommendations but only "if the author believes that they will be useful and relevant."
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